Cultural shows & visits to local villages make fascinating outings for the family.

This family adventure opens with the safari authenticity & comfort of Samburu Intrepids.

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This is a fantastic 8-day Kenya safari that the whole family will enjoy as you explore the Samburu Game Reserve, Lake Naivasha, and the Masai Mara National Reserve.

Enjoy game drives in the Samburu and Masai Mara reserves, searching for the Big 5. Cruise around Lake Naivasha in a boat, and drive around Lake Nakuru, with its vast number of pink flamingos.

This is a safari that pays special attention to ensuring that your children enjoy themselves as much as you do. Children can experience many fun activities and excursions at the Adventurers' Club, from feeding giraffe and making friends with Masai children to meeting chimpanzees and riding camels.

Itinerary Highlights

See a variety of different animals & learn about birds, trees & plants

Touch a tamed giraffe & pat an orphaned elephant

Interaction with Maasai village children

Learn how to make a fire & tracking spoor

All accommodations have a pool

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1

Welcome to Nairobi

Upon arrival in Nairobi, your family will transfer to the luxurious Crown Plaza Hotel. Located in Nairobi's Upper Hill financial district, the hotel is ideally situated for sightseeing.

In the afternoon, embark on an 'Out of Africa' experience as you follow in the footsteps of Karen Blixen and travel towards the Ngong Hills. Visit the Giraffe Centre - a sanctuary for the highly endangered Rothschild giraffe. With an elevated viewing and feeding platform, this is a wonderful experience for children.

Day 2

Fly north to the Samburu

After breakfast, make your way to the nearby Wilson Airport for a flight to the stunning Samburu Game Reserve. Here, you’ll be met and transferred to the Samburu Intrepids Safari Game Lodge.

Enjoy a delicious lunch and some time by the pool before starting your safari adventure with a late afternoon game drive into the reserve. The Samburu is home to large herds of elephants, a wide variety of plains game, and the predators that follow closely behind, including lion and leopard.

Day 3

Game viewing in the Samburu

Enjoy a full day of game viewing as you search the plains for wildlife. Children are most welcome on the game drives, although there is also an Adventurer’s Club which offers many exciting activities.

You’ll get to see the local Samburu people, in their traditional red robes, as they bring their goats to the waterholes to drink.

Days 4-5

Spend time at Lake Naivasha

Enjoy a final morning game viewing activity before transferring to the airstrip for your flight to Nairobi. After a picnic lunch, connect with your flight to Naivasha, where you'll be met and transferred to the Great Rift Valley Lodge. Get acquainted with your surroundings with a cycle around the lodge in the afternoon. There is a host of activities to keep you busy, including exciting walking and horse-riding safaris in the Eburru forests or trips along a string of volcanic lakes which are home to diverse and prolific birdlife.

The following morning, you’ll head to the Lake Nakuru National Park for a game drive in this fascinating game park, famous for its vast number of pink flamingos. Return to the lodge in time for lunch, and spend the rest of the day relaxing in this beautiful area. Take an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Naivasha.

Days 6-7

Explore the magnificent Masai Mara

After breakfast at the lodge, transfer to the Naivasha Ebony Curio Emporium. It's a fascinating experience to watch the craftsmen at work, and you can buy some of their best work at factory prices. Return to the lodge for lunch before transferring to the airstrip for your flight to the Masai Mara National Reserve.

Embark on a short game drive as you drive from the airstrip to the Mara Intrepids Camp. Later in the afternoon, you can head out on a game drive in the reserve returning to the camp at sunset.

On the following day, you’ll set out on three scheduled game drives to explore the vast plains and rolling hills of this world-famous reserve searching for the Big 5 and other wildlife. Between game drives, relax beside the pool, sit on the deck overlooking the Talek River, or take a cultural trip to a neighbouring Maasai village.

Day 8

End your tour in Nairobi

After an early morning activity and lunch at Mara Intrepids, transfer to the Mara Airstrip for a return scheduled flight to Nairobi for your onward arrangements.

Inclusions

1 night at Crown Plaza Hotel on bed and breakfast basis

Scheduled flights Nairobi/Samburu/Nairobi/Naivasha/Mara/Nairobi

All park and entrance fees & Government taxes

Game drives in Samburu/Nakuru/Masai Mara are in 4x4 vehicle on shared basis with an English speaking driver-guide

2 nights at Samburu Intrepids Camp on full board basis

2 nights at Great Rift Valley Lodge on full board basis

2 nights at Mara Intrepids Camp on full board basis

Introduction to the Masai Mara, the programme and other families, by a naturalist who will hold a Maasai warrior status

Display of Maasai dancing

Access to the Educational Wildlife Museum

Observing animal tracks on foot, along the river and around the grounds, with the chance to make plaster casts of the prints discovered

All game, nature and cultural activities (except for night drives which are extra)

Membership of the Worldwide Adventurer Club (for children under 12yrs)

Exclusions

International flights

Airport taxes

All meals and drinks not specified

Tips and gratuities

Items of a personal nature

Liesel van Zyl

Product Manager

"Kenya presents itself as a fantastic adventure destination for the family, and this journey is designed to cater exactly to that."